Din l-Art Ħelwa, in collaboration with the Qrendi local council, has just published the book Sciuto Tower and Walks in Qrendi.
Written by Stanley Farrugia Randon, council member of Din l-Art Ħelwa, the book gives a detailed history of the watch tower built in 1647 during the reign of Grand Master Jean Paul de Lascaris. Its architecture served as a model to a subsequent chain of towers built by Grand Master Martino de Redin.
The tower was later used by the British during which it was manned by the Royal Malta Fencible Regiment... Читать дальше...